Origin of the magnetite boundary in the Peninsular Ranges batholith, southern California, U.S.A., and Baja California, Mexico

In the Peninsular Ranges of southern California, U.S.A., and Baja California, Mexico, the Cretaceous granitic rocks to the southwest, nearly all of which contain magnetite, adjoin Cretaceous granitic rocks to the northeast, nearly all of which are magnetite-free, along a narrow northwest-trending z...

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Main Authors: Gordon Gastil, Joan Kimbrough, Maasaki Shimizu, Yoshiaki Tainosho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2019-02-01
Series:Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas
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Online Access:https://rmcg.unam.mx/index.php/rmcg/article/view/1181
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Summary:In the Peninsular Ranges of southern California, U.S.A., and Baja California, Mexico, the Cretaceous granitic rocks to the southwest, nearly all of which contain magnetite, adjoin Cretaceous granitic rocks to the northeast, nearly all of which are magnetite-free, along a narrow northwest-trending zone called the "magnetite boundary" A few granitic plutons that straddle this boundary grade from magnetite-bearing (early) to magnetite-free (late). To investigate the factors that cause variations in magnetite content traverses across representative plutons were examined for variation in whole-rock and mineral chemistry, iron-oxidation state, ammonium in biotite, and non-carbonate carbon in the rock... In order to continue, download full text in PDF.
ISSN:1026-8774
2007-2902